Maccabi USA @ Home
Bringing the Maccabi Community Home
2020 EVENTS
THURSDAY, Dec. 17
The President’s Forum
Hosted by Jeff Bukantz, The Miracle of Maccabiah Ice Hockey with Billy Jaffe, Jeff Schulman and Mike Hartman
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Israeli Parasports and the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled
Tuesday, Dec. 15
AJ Edelman from “Impossible” to Olympian, the 2018 Winter Games and Road to ’22
TUESDAY, Dec. 1
The President’s Forum
Hosted by Jeff Bukantz with Doug Gottlieb
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Billie Weiss, Boston Red Sox Senior Manager of Photography
Thursday,Oct. 15
The President’s Forum
Hosted by Jeff Bukantz with Alan Sherman and Joe Siegman.
Thursday, Oct. 8
Adva Vilchinski, Counsel for Public Diplomacy, Counsul General of Israel in New York
Thursday,Sept. 24
The President’s Forum
Hosted by Jeff Bukantz with Rabbi Darren Levine.
Wednesday, Sept. 23
Bobsleigh Skeleton Israel, featuring Jared “The Jewish Jet” Firestone, Israeli Skeleton Athlete
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Maccabi USA Sports Show with Skip Bertman and Ken Babby
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Jessica Gelman From Pro Hoops in Israel to Sports Analytics Star
Thursday, Sept. 3
Book Club
Aliyah: African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land by David Goldsetin
Tuesday, Sept. 1
Maccabi USA Sports Show with Nancy Lieberman, Former WNBA Player, Coach and General Manager
Thursday, August 27
The Future of Sporting Events in Philadelphia with Larry Needle
Tuesday, August 11
Lawrence Norman, Entrepreneur & Former adidas Executive moderated by Brad Greenberg
Thursday, July 16
The President’s Forum
Hosted by Jeff Bukantz with Past Presidents of Maccabi USA.
Sunday, July 12
Training During Covid: 19 Tips for Better Strength, Conditioning, and Nutrition!
Tuesday, July 7
Maccabi USA Sports Show with Joanne Pasternack and Andrew Brandt
Tuesday, June 30
Giving Back to the Community
Panel discussion of inspiring acts of selflessness. In these tumultuous times, be inspired by Maccabi USA alumni practicing the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam.
Wednesday, June 24
Café Israeli- with Israeli Olympic Committee VP, Vered Buskila
Tuesday, June 23
Maccabi USA Sports Show with Kenny Albert, Bonnie Bernstein and Andrés Cantor
Monday, June 8
Book Club
Palestine Posts: An Eyewitness Account of the Birth of Israel, by Daniel S. Chertoff.
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Thursday, May 28
An Afternoon with Larry Scott, Commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference
Tuesday, May 26
Maccabi USA Sports Show featuring Josh Kraft
Hosted by Donna Orender and Arnie Fielkow.
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Thursday, May 21
The President’s Forum
Hosted by Maccabi USA president, Jeff Bukantz. This week’s topic was on the impact of Covid-19 within intercollegiate athletics.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
Café Israeli hosts the first Israeli Olympic medalist Yael Arad
Monday, May 18
Book Club
Recipes from Auschwitz: The Survival Stories of Two Hungarian Jews with Historical Insight, Hosted by Author and Maccabi USA alum, Dr. Alex Sternberg.
Wednesday, May 13
Cool Runnings Israel – Yes, Israel Has a Bobsled Team and Wants You!
Monday, May 11
Dr. Richard Oelberger, Sports Psychologist
Quarantunity: Helping Athletes Find Focus Through Transition.
Thursday, May 7
The President’s Forum- Panel discussion hosted by Jeff Bukantz, Maccabi USA President with Amir Peled, Eyal Tiberger, and Roy Hessing from MWU
WEDNESDAY, May 6
College Recruitment for the Homebound High School Athlete
MONDAY, May 4
Top 10 Ways to Build Your Interpersonal Skills with Matt Crevin
Face to Face communication skills are pivotal, join Matt Crevin, Founder of Talk Shop.
WEDNESDAY, April 29
Water Polo and the Olympic Journey with Merrill Moses
Tuesday, April 21
Professional Wrestling with Colt Cabana
Colt Cabana discussed his career in the professional wrestling industry, being Jewish in the business, and life on the road.
Monday, April 20
NBA Together Talk with Todd Jacobson
Todd Jacobson, NBA Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility and Maccabi USA Alum, on the NBA’s attitude about moving forward after the March 11, 2020 decision to suspend the rest of the season.
Friday, April 17
Swimming Skills with Ben Zajic
Join Ben Zajic, Assistant Swimming Coach at the University of Nevada, Reno. Ben will be serving as coach at the 21st Maccabiah in Israel.
Tuesday, April 14
Tennis Skills with Todd Rubinstein, USPTA Elite Professional
Todd Rubinstein is the 2018 USPTA National High School Tennis Coach of the Year and was Team USA Tennis Coach for the 2017 World Maccabiah Games and the 2019 European Maccabiah Games.
Monday, April 13
International Swimming Accolades with Marlene Bruten, Robert Strauss
They talk about their journey from Mexico to the Olympics, Maccabiah, and coaching for Maccabi USA.
Wednesday, April 8
Marc Zumoff, Television Play by Play Announcer for the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers
Marc Zumoff discussed his journey growing up as a Jewish kid calling imaginary games in his parent’s basement to the NBA broadcast booth.
Tuesday, April 7
Baseball Skills w/Eric Holtz, Manager, Israel National Baseball Team 2022 Olympic Games
Coach Holtz has spent a lifetime in pursuit of his passions: Baseball and Judaism. He played professionally in the Israel Baseball League; coached two gold medal winning Maccabi USA Baseball teams in the Maccabiah and led the Israel National team to its first Olympic qualifying berth.
Monday, April 6
Ori Sasson, Israeli Judoka Olympic Medalist
Ori discussed his run to the bronze medal in the Rio Olympics, including the now infamous moment when his Egyptian competitor refused to shake his hand following their match.
ABOUT
As we experience the absence of sports (from Little League to the Major Leagues) and social connection at all levels in our daily lives, Maccabi USA is going virtual to help fill that void.
We are hosting workouts, sport-specific skill-building sessions, interviews with well-known Jewish athletes, Esports competitions, online social gatherings, and Jewish ritual moments, all as part of Maccabi USA @ Home. This virtual community seeks to engage Maccabi USA alumni and the broader Jewish American sports community – and we want to be tailor-made to your needs so be in touch with your ideas!
Please join us and lend your voice as we bring the Maccabi community home.
